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Neobythites turpidus

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Neobythites turpidus was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is CD952, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Foulwind beach cliffs, which is in a Runangan marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Neobythites turpidus Schwarzhans p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusNeobythitesGoode and Bean 1885
speciesturpidus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Neobythites turpidus Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Runangan or 36.00000 to 34.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Neobythites turpidus (type locality: 219494)